Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming will plan a hydrogen hub to be built somewhere in the region, drawing from USD 8 billion in recently approved federal infrastructure funding for four or more such regional hubs in the US. This coalition represents a shared vision for the future of hydrogen in the Mountain West region. The Western Inter-State Hydrogen Hub will have facilities in all four states under plans to be submitted to the US Department of EnergyGoals will include economic development and the latest science, research and technology for cost-effective generation, transportation, and use of clean hydrogenHydrogen has long been eyed as an abundant, clean fuel. Companies including major auto manufacturers have been developing hydrogen-fueled cars, trucks, buses and trains. Hydrogen can be derived from water using an electric current and when burned emits only water vapor as a byproduct. The fuel could theoretically reduce greenhouse emissions and air pollution, depending on how it's obtained. As with electric vehicles, however, hydrogen's potential has been limited by infrastructure. Lack of fueling stations limits the market for hydrogen-fueled vehicles. Few hydrogen-fueled vehicles limits investment in producing and moving hydrogen.
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming will plan a hydrogen hub to be built somewhere in the region, drawing from USD 8 billion in recently approved federal infrastructure funding for four or more such regional hubs in the US. This coalition represents a shared vision for the future of hydrogen in the Mountain West region. The Western Inter-State Hydrogen Hub will have facilities in all four states under plans to be submitted to the US Department of EnergyGoals will include economic development and the latest science, research and technology for cost-effective generation, transportation, and use of clean hydrogenHydrogen has long been eyed as an abundant, clean fuel. Companies including major auto manufacturers have been developing hydrogen-fueled cars, trucks, buses and trains. Hydrogen can be derived from water using an electric current and when burned emits only water vapor as a byproduct. The fuel could theoretically reduce greenhouse emissions and air pollution, depending on how it's obtained. As with electric vehicles, however, hydrogen's potential has been limited by infrastructure. Lack of fueling stations limits the market for hydrogen-fueled vehicles. Few hydrogen-fueled vehicles limits investment in producing and moving hydrogen.
